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Bible Content: C - OT Key People Flashcards

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Adam

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Genesis 1:26
First man created by God

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Adam’s sons

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Genesis 4:1-2; 5:4, 25
* Cain - first born of Adam and Eve.
* Abel - second born of Adam and Eve.
* Seth - God appointed another seed, ancestry of Jesus Christ.

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Noah’s sons

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Genesis 5:32; 6:9-10
* Shem - Messianic line
* Ham - Father of Canaan, cursed because he saw his father’s nakendness
* Japheth

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Terah

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Genesis 11:27-32
The father of Abram.

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Abraham

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Genesis 12-25
Called by God to leave his country of Haran. He is renamed Abraham in Genesis 17.

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Hagar

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Genesis 16
Maidservant of Sarai who bore Ishmael to Abraham.

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Lot

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Genesis 19:37-38
Son of Haran, father of the Ammonites and Moabites. Victim of deception by his daughters after the destruction of Sodom. Abraham’s nephew.

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Abraham’s children

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  • Ishmael - Hagar (Genesis 16:15)
  • Isaac - Sarah (Genesis 21:5)
  • Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, Shuah - Keturah
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Isaac’s wife

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Genesis 24:15, 67
* Rebekah, daugher of Bethuel, son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother

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Laban

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Genesis 24:29
Brother of Rebekah, Isaac’s wife, and father of Leah and Rachel.

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Isaac’s children

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Jacob - quiet lived in tents
Esau - hunter, father of Edomites, sold birth-rite for lentil stew

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Rachel and Leah

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Genesis 29:16
* daughers of Laban. Laban tricked Jacob into working 14 years for both daughters. Jacob’s wives.
* Rachel - beautiful and loved by Jacob. Closed womb early. Children: Joseph and Benjamin. Children through Bilah: Dan and Naphtali
* Leah - blessed by God with many children. Children: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebuluon, Dinah. *Children through Zilpah: *Gad and Asher

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Who wrestled with God?

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Genesis 32:28, 30
Jacob at Peniel was where his named was changed to Israel

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Dinah

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Genesis 34:1-2
Jacob’s daugher born to Leah. She was raped by Shechem

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Tamar

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Genesis 38:6, 15-16
Judah’s daughter-in-law whom he mistook for a prostitute.

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Joseph

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Genesis 37-50
Joseph is the 11th son of Jacob, and the first son to his wife Rachel. Jacob loved him more than any of his other sons.

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Manasseh and Ephraim

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Genesis 48:11
Joseph’s two sons.

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Zipporah

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Exodus 2, 4
Wife of Moses. She circumcised her son.

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Jethro

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Exodus 18
Priest of Midian and Moses’ father-in-law

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Nadab and Abihu

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Leviticus 10
Aaron’s sons who were killed becaus they offered an unauthorized fire.

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Joshua

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Deut. 13
Successor of Moses, leader of Israel.

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Deborah

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Judges 4, 5
Prophetees and judge of Israel who helped to deliver her people from Jabin and Sisera. Composed a song of triumph.

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Achan

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Joshua 7
He stole the plunder from the Assyrians and caused the Israelites to lose a battle. God punished Israel and all of Achan’s possessions and family was destroyed.

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Caleb

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Nu. 13; Joshua 14-15
One of the twelve spies whom Moses sent to spy out The Promised land and gave a good report. Only him and Joshua stood against the other ten and declared that Israel should take the land. The place was known as Kadesh Barnea. Inherits Hebron and conquers his territory with Othniel’s help.

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Korah

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Numbers 16
A Levite who rebelled against Moses and God caused the ground to swallow him up along with his followers.

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Balaam

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Numbers 22-24
Balak asked Balaam to curse the Israelites, but he refused. God spoke to Balaam through a donkey.

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Trans-Jordan tribes

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Numbers 32
Reuben, Gad, half tribe of Manasseh

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Rahab

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Joshua 2
Prostitute in Jericho who helped the two spies. Messianic line and hall of faith (Hebrews 11)

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How many men were in Gideon’s army when they attacked the Ammonites?

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Judges 7
300

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Gideon

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Judges 6-8
Called by an angel. The great judge of Israel who delivered his people from Midian; he was given the name Jerubbaal. Takes revenge on Succoth and Penuel (Judges 8). Refuses kingship, makes and ephod. Fathers 71 sons.

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Who was Gideon’s son who tried to kill his half-brother?

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Judges 9
Abimelech

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Delilah

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Judges 16
Philistine woman who deceived Samson

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Ruth

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Ruth 1-4
Moabite daughter-in-law of Naomi and later wife of Boaz. She was the great-grandmother of David and therefore an ancestor of Christ.

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Elimelech

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Ruth 1
Ruth’s deceived father-in-law, Naomi’s husband

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Hannah

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1 Samuel 1
Elkanah’s barren wife whom God blessed with the child Samuel

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Samuel

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1 Samuel
Born in answer to prayer and dedicated to God (1 Samuel 1). Prophet and last judge of Israel. He anointed Saul and later David as king.

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Hophni and Phineas

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1 Samuel 2
Eli’s wicked sons

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38
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Dagon

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1 Samuel 5
Philistines god which fell face down in the presence of the ark.

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39
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Kish

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1 Samuel 9
Father of Saul; from the tribe of Benjamin.

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40
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Bathsheba

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2 Samuel 11
Wife of Urriah the Hittite, who King David took as his own. She became pregnant and King David had Urriah killed in Battle. David wrote Psalm 51 as a result. Because of David’s sin the child dies. Then she gives birth to Solomon. Later she secures the throne for Solomon.

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41
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Ichabod

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1 Samuel 4
Son of Phineas. The grandson of Eli.

42
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David

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1 Samuel 16 - 2 Samuel 2:11
The great statesman general, and king of Israel: He united the divided tribes of Israel and made many preparations for the temple, which his son Solomon would complete. He was an ancestor of Christ.

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Nabal

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1 Samuel 25:3
David had protected his flocks and asked for a gift in return, but he insulted David. His wife Abigail interceded and amde amends.

44
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Jonathan’s crippled son

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2 Samuel 9
Mephibosheth

45
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Urriah

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2 Samuel 11
Officer in David’s army who was part of his elite corp. David plotted to have some killed in battle.

46
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Bathsheba

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2 Samuel 11
Urriah’s wife, whom David was attracted by her beauty and he seduced her. She became pregnant, but lost the child. She later bore Solomon.

47
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Nathan

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2 Samuel 12
Prophet in David’s court who confronts David about his sin with Bathsheba.

48
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Amnon and Tamar

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2 Samuel 13
Amnon seduced his half-sister Tamar.

49
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David’s mighty men

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2 Samuel 23:8

50
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Abishag

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1 Kings 1:3
Beautiful young woman given to David to keep him warm when he was old.

51
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Adonijah

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1 Kings 1:6
Fourth son of David. Executed by Solomon because he asked to marry Abishag and was making preparation to become king.

52
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King Hiram

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1 Kings 5
King of Tyre who lived on good terms with David and Solomon.

53
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Queen of Sheba

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1 Kings 10
Tested Solomon with difficult questions.

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Solomon

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1 Kings 1-11
Son of David and Bathsheba and king of a united, strong Israel for forty years. Receives and carries out David’s instructions (1 Kings 2). Builds and dedicates temple, builds palace (1 Kings 5-8). His wisdom and sin (idolatry; 1 Kings 11) stand out in his multi-faceted character. He was an ancestor of Christ. Writings Ps 72; 127; Prov 1:1; 10:1; 25:1; Eccl 1:1; Song 1:1

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Solomon’s wives and concubines

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1 Kings 11

56
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Sargon II

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Isaiah 20
The King of Assyria during the time of Isaiah. Son of Tiglath-pileser III, successor to his brother Shalmanser V, the father of Sannacherib. Destroyed the northern kingdom with Shalmaneser.

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Rehoboam

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1 Kings 11-12, 14
The son of Solomon refuses reform; when he was king, ten tribes revolted from him and he set up the southern Kingdom of Judah. Reigns over Judah 17 years. Apostasizes, then repents (2 Chr 12). He was an ancestor of Christ.

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Jeroboam son of Nebat

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1 Kings 11-14
The first king of Israel after the division of the kingdom. Leads revolt against Rehoboam (1 Kings 12). Sets up idols and judgment comes upon his house.

59
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Elijah

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1 Kings 17-22
A great prophet of God; he strenuously opposed idolatry and was caught up in a chariot of fire at death. Ahab was his enemy

60
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Jezebel

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1 Kings 19:1-18
Threatened Elijah for killing the Baal prophets. She was Ahab’s evil wife who plotted Naboth the vineyard owner’s deaht.

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Elisha

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1 Kings 19; 2 Kings 2-6
Disciple and successor of Elijah; he held the prophetic office for 55 years.

62
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Naaman

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2 Kings 5
Healed from leprosy when he was washed in the Jordan seven times.

63
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Joash

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2 Kings 11-12
Crowned king of Judah at the age of 7 and restored the temple.

64
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Hezekiah

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2 Kings 18-20
The twelfth king of Judah. A good king. He instituted religious reform and improved the overall safety and prosperity of the nation. He was an ancestor of Christ.

65
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King Manasseh

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2 Kings 21
Evil king of Judah who sacrificed his son to Molech. His sins were the reason God led Judah into captivity.

66
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King Neco

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2 Kings 23
Pharaoh King of Egypt, killed King Josiah at the battle of Megiddo and gained control of Syria.

67
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Jeremiah

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Jeremiah
A prophet whose activity covered the reigns of the last five kings of Judah. He denounced the policies of his nation.

68
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Josiah

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2 Kings 22-23
A godly king of Judah during whose reign the Book of the Law was found. He was an ancestor of Christ. (birth prophesied in I Kings 13:2).

69
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Zedekiah

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2 Kings 24
The last king of Judah, he was bad and Ezekiel was the prophet at this time. He was the uncle and successor of Jehoiachin. Rebels against Nebuchadnezzar (2 Chron 36), denounced by Jeremiah (Jer 34). He is captured and taken to Babylon (2 Kings 25).

70
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Ezekiel

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Ezekiel
A prophet of a priestly family carried captive to Babylon. He prophesied to the exiles in Mesopotamia by the river Kebar, and is the author of the book bearing his name.

71
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Daniel

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Daniel
A prophet at the time of Nebuchadnezzar and Cyrus. His wisdom and faith earned him a position of esteem under Nebuchadnezzar and Darius. (prophesy of weeks and distant future events).

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Nebuchadnezzar

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Daniel 1
The King of Babylon who had Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego thrown into the fiery furnace, for not bowing down to worship a golden idol of himself. Crushes Jehoiachin’s revolt (2 Kings 24:10-17) and destroys Jerusalem and captures Zedekiah (Jer 39:5-8).

73
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Zerrubbabel

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1 Chronicles 3
The governor during the time of Israel’s return from captivity. He is mentioned by the prophet Zechariah. A descendant of David and the leader of Jewish exiles (Neh 7:6; Hag 2:21). He rebuilds the Temple (Ezra 3:1; Zech 4:1).

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Ahasuerus

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Daniel 9
King of Persia (Xerxes?) who took Esther to be Queen after Vashti. Father of Darius the Mede. Orders the annihilation of the Jews by Haman’s advice and reverses decree by Esther’s request. Exalts Mordecai.

75
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Cyrus

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2 Chron. 36, Ezra 1
King of Persia who allowed the Jews to return.

76
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Sanballat

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Nehemiah 2, 4, 6
Served as governor of Samaria, the area north of Judah. Conspired against Nehemiah not to rebuild the wall.

77
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Nehemiah

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Nehemiah
Governor of Jerusalem; he helped rebuild the fallen city. Cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes I.

78
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Darius, Exerxes, Artexerxes

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Ezra 4
Persian kings during the rebuilding of Jerusalem

79
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Vashti

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Esther 1
King Xerxes’ wife

80
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Esther

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Esther 2
Jewish girl who won the favor of King Xerxes. She did not reveal her nationality at Mordecai’s request.

81
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What was Esther’s other name?

82
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Haman

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Esther 7
He plotted to kill the Jews, but was later hanged.

83
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Who were Job’s counselors?

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Job 2, 32
Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar, Elihu

84
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Who wrote Psalm 90?

85
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What king died the same year Isaiah had his vision of God’s glory?

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Isaiah 6
King Uzziah

86
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Baruch

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Jeremiah 45
Jeremiah’s scribe

87
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Who had a vision of a windstorm, four living creatures, and intersecting wheels?

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Ezekiel 1, 10

88
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What were Daniel’s three friends Jewish names?

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Daniel 1
Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah

89
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What were the names Nebuchadnezzar gave to Daniel and his three friends?

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Daniel 1
Daniel - Belteshazzar
Hananiah - Shadrach
Mishael - Meshech
Azariah - Abednego

90
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Hosea’s wife and children

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Hosea 1
Wife - Gomer
Children - Jezreel, Lo-Ruhamah and Lo-Ammi

91
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What was Amos’ occuption?

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Amos 1
Shepherd of Tekoa

92
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Who was a contemporary of Isaiah who prophesied against Judah, but he also included Israel?

93
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Who prophesied against Ninevah besides Jonah?

94
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What prophet does the apostle Paul quote twice to defend justification by faith?

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Habakkuk
Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17; Gal. 3:11

95
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Who prophesied against the sinful neglect of rebuilding the temple?

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Haggai 1
Haggai

96
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What prophet saw eight visions (a man among myrtle trees, four horns, a measuring line, etc.) ?

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Zechariah 1-6
Zechariah

97
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What prophet spoke concerning marriage, divorce, and tithing?

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Malachi 2-3
Malachi

98
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Malachi

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Malachi
The last of the prophets recorded in the Old Testament; he was a contemporary with Nehemiah. Name means, “my messenger”.

99
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12 Tribes of Israel

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  • Naphtali
  • Asher
  • Dan
  • Benjamin
  • Manasseh
  • Ephraim
  • Gad
  • Simeon
  • Reuben
  • Zebulun
  • Issachar
  • Judah
100
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12 Judges of Israel

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  • Othniel
  • Ehud
  • Shamgar
  • Deborah
  • Gideon
  • Tola
  • Jair
  • Jephthah
  • Ibzan
  • Elon
  • Abdon
  • Samson

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